Senator Raffy Tulfo filed a measure seeking to stop the discrimination of motorcycle riders by police personnel who deliberately setup checkpoints supposed to be as part of their anti-crime operations, but the real purpose is to harass and extort money from riders. In filing Senate Bill (SB) No. 1977, Tulfo lamented that police officers often […]
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To avoid power outages, communication failures, and other problems affecting public safety and national security, Senator Raffy Tulfo filed a measure mandating immediate response to emergency service requests related to critical infrastructure. Tulfo, Chairperson of the Committee on Energy, filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 1882 seeking to guarantee the stability, resilience, and security of critical infrastructure […]
Senator Idol Raffy Tulfo filed a measure seeking to establish well-equipped evacuation centers in all 1,488 municipalities and 146 cities in the country. In filing Senate Bill (SB) No. 1652, Tulfo underscored the need for evacuation centers that have basic facilities, accessible location and adequate emergency supplies, such as water, medicine and relief goods considering […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to strengthen its free legal services for distressed Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) by hiring high-caliber lawyers. During the Senate hearing of the Committee on Migrant Workers regarding several bills seeking to strengthen financial and legal assistance to OFWs, Tulfo said that the effective way to […]
To ensure speedy disposition of all pending cases and help decongest prisons and detention centers, Senator Raffy Tulfo urged the Judiciary to create more courts and increase its pool of judges nationwide. Tulfo said the Judiciary should immediately assess places with insufficient number of judges and court houses to address clogging of court dockets that […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo urged the national government and other concerned agencies to come up with a contingency plan for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) should the tension between the Peoples Republic of China and Taiwan escalates. Tulfo, who is set to lead the Senate Committee on Migrant Workers, said the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), the […]